United States Ninth Circuit

A shareholder covered by a class action settlement, but who did not participate in the settlement, had no standing to challenge an award of attorneys' fees to the firm which represented the shareholders in the action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/15/2002
• Decided 12/06/2002
• Published 12/06/2002

Judges

• KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:, Before: KOZINSKI and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Hicks of Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP argued for the appellants.  Heather L. McCloskey joined him on the brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard M. Heimann of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, argued for the appellee.  James M. Finberg and Melanie M. Piech joined him on the brief.